we want to update you on president obama, talking the white house at 10:15 eastern time. that will be on c-span. it will be a news conference - excuse me -- at 10:15 on c-span. and president obama will be speaking later this morning on job opportunities for veterans and military spouses. that is the schedule for the white house today. ofto cspan.org for more those details. when we come back, we will turn our attention to sequestration and its impact on food inspections. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> the standard & poor's case shiller index climbed 9.3% in the 12 months ending in february, up from an 8.1% gain in january. annual prices rose in all 20 cities for the second month in a row, the first time that has happened since early 2005. phoenix reported the biggest annual gain, with prices rising 23%, at san francisco, rices jumped 19%. the labor department says that american wages increased at a faster rate from january through march, but benefits barely grew. the .3% increase during the first quarter is down from a .4% gain in the october-twoecemr quarter,